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IB Literature A1 HL vocab
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11th Grade
01/29/2009

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Intercede
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(v.) To plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
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Hackneyed
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(adj.) Used so often as to lack freshness or originality
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Approbation
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(n.) The expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval or sanction
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Innuendo
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(n.) A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
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Coalition
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(n.) A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
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Elicit
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(v.) To draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
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Hiatus
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(n.) A gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
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Assuage
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(v.) To make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
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Decadence
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(n.) Decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
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Expostulate
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(v.) To attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
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Simulate
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(v.) To make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of
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Jaded
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(adj.) Wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)
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Umbrage
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(n.) Foliage giving shade; shade cast by trees; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion
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Prerogative
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(n.) A special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
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Lurid
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(adj.) Causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
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Transcend
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(v.) To rise above or beyond, exceed
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Provincial
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(adj.) Pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside
(n.) A person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony
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Petulant
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(adj.) Peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
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Unctious
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(adj.) Fatty, oily, and plliable; excessivley smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety
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Meritorious
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(adj.) Worthy, deserving recognition and praise
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Ex officio
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(adj., adv.) By virtue of holding a certain office called upon to serve
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Infringe
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(v.) To violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
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Callow
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(adj.) Without feathers; without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise
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Ameliorate
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(v.) To improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
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Bombastic
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(adj.) Pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
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Ingratiate
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(v.) To make oneself agreeable and thus gain favorable acceptance by others (sometimes used in a crtical or derogatory sense)
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Epitome
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(n.) A summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
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Aplomb
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(n.) poise, assuarance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
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Exhort
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(v.) To urge strongly, advise earnestly
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Drivel
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(n.) Saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense
(v.) To let saliva flow from mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly
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Inveigh
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(v.) To make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
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Surmise
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(v.) To think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess
(n.) An idea or thought that seems likely but lacks definite proof
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Intrinsic
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(adj.) Belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; orginating in a bodily organ or part; good for its own sake
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Occult
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(adj.) Mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means
(v.) To hide, conceal; eclipse
(n.) matters involving the supernatural
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Precipitate
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(v.) To fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to
(adj.) Characterized by excessive haste
(n.) moisture, the product of an action or process
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Lassitude
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(n.) Weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
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Millennium (millennia)
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(n.) A period of one thousand years; a period of great joy, prosperity, or peace
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Permeate
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(v.) To spread through, penetrate, soak though
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Stringent
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(adj.) Strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
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Interloper
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(n.) An intruder, one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be
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